Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
Group
A collection of three or more people who interact and attempt to influence each other in order to accomplish a common purpose.
Group Communication
All the verbal and nonverbal messages shared with or among members of the group.
Interdependent Group
Group in which members rely on each other’s skills and knowledge to accomplish the group goals.
Cohesiveness
Force that brings group members closer together.
Team-Building Activities
Activities designed to build rapport and develop trust among members.
Norms
Expectations for the way group members will behave while in the group.
Ground Rules
Prescribed behaviors designed to help the group meet its goals and conduct its conversations.
Accountability
Group members being held responsible for adhering to the group norms and working toward the group’s goal.
Synergy
The multiplying force of a group working together that results in a combined effort greater than any of the parts.
Forming
The initial stage of group development characterized by orientation, testing, and dependence.
Storming
The stage of group development characterized by conflict and power plays as members seek to have their ideas accepted and to find their place within the group’s power structure.
Groupthink
A deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgement that results from in-group pressure to conform.
Norming
The stage of group development during which the group solidifies its rules for behavior, resulting in greater trust and motivation to achieve the group goal.
Performing
The stage of group development when the skills, knowledge, and abilities of all members are combined to overcome obstacles and meet goals successfully.
Adjourning
The stage of group development in which members assign meaning to what they have done and determine how to end or maintain interpersonal relations they have developed.
Family
A group of intimates who through their communication generates a sense of home and group identity, complete with strong ties of loyalty and emotion, and experiences a history and a future.
Social Friendship Group
A group compromised of friends who have a genuine concern about each other’s welfare and enjoy spending time together.
Support Group
A group compromised of people who come together to bolster each other by providing encouragement, honest feedback, and a safe environment for expressing deeply personal feelings about a problem common to the members.
Interest Group
A group compromised of individuals who come together because they share a common concern, hobby, or activity.
Service Group
A group compromised of individuals who come together to perform hands-on charitable works, or to raise money to help organizations that perform such work.
Work Group
A collection of three or more people formed to solve a problem.
Work Group Goal
A future state of affairs desired by enough members of the group to motivate the group to work toward its achievement.
Heterogeneous Group
Group in which various demographics, levels of knowledge, attitudes, and interests are represented.
Homogeneous Group
Group in which members have a great deal of similarity.
Group Dynamics
The way a group interacts to achieve its goal.
Healthy Group
A group characterized by ethical goals, interdependence, cohesiveness, productive norms, accountability, and synergy.
